</s>PAGE FOUR RECORDS OF EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE, MIAMI, ON TICKETS PURCHASED BY THEM. MIAMI IMMEDIATELY EXAMINE THESE TICKETS, ASCERTAIN IDENTITIES OF PASSENGERS, HOW PAYMENT WAS MADE, IDENTITY OF TICKETAIL AGENT, AND SET OUT LEAD TO HAVE THESE PASSENGERNS FULLY IDENTIFIED AND INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINATE IF THEY CAN RECONZONIZE RAY AS FELLOW PASSENGER. FULLY DENIMENTY CREW ON EACH FLIGHT AND HAVE THEM INTERVIEWER. FULLY IDENITY CREW CAN IDENTIFY PHOTO OF RAY as PASSENGENER ON EITHER FLIGHT. ATLANTA, AT DELTA AIRLINES, ATLANTA. CONDUCT SIMILAR INVESTIGATION AS THAT REQUESTED OF MIAMI CONCERNING TICKets AND CREWS, NOTING FOLLOWING PASSENGers BOARDED AT BIRMINGHAM: FLIGHT FIVE FIVE, PASSENGERGERS GOING TO MEMPHIS WERE VAUGHN, WATSON, NASH, QUINTON, COLLINS; GOINGTO KANSAS CITY WAS PASSENGERS SLATTERY; CREW CONSISTED OF CAPT. KALLIES, CO-PILOT WIESE, STEWARDESSES SAPPINGTON AND COMPTON, ALL FUJ. PASSENGERGES STEWARDSESSES CREW SAPPINGTON AND COMPON, ALL FUND. PASSENGENGER (FNU) WEAVER BOARDING FLIGHT ONE FIVE ONE GOING TO JACKSON. OTHER PASSENGERSONS BOARED FLIGHT ONE ONE ONE LOCAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND BIRMINGHAM WILL IDENTIFICY THESE. CREW CONSISTED O CAPT, MORRISON, CO.PILOIT WAREN, STOWARDESSESSES END PAGE FOUR 2013 RELEASE UNDEREO. 14178

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into potential connections between James Earl Ray and individuals associated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, spanning multiple locations and involving passenger checks, interviews, and background reviews. In April 1968, the FBI requested passenger and crew identification for flights linked to MLK’s travels, focusing on individuals such as Vaughn, Watson, Nash, Quinton, Collins, Slattery, and Weaver. Crew members were interviewed to confirm if they recognized Ray as a fellow passenger. Similar efforts occurred in Memphis, Kansas City, and Jackson. The FBI also investigated Charles Ray Johnson, described as resembling James Earl Ray, with sightings reported in Tampa and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Richard Wier noted an individual matching Ray’s physical description, including age, height, and Southern accent. In Atlanta, Bobby Faulkner was scrutinized for potential ties to Ray, with family members interviewed. Photo comparisons and background checks were requested for suspects linked to Alabama, Georgia, and Utah. Additional records reviewed included Ray’s employment at the Missouri State Penitentiary bakery and long-distance call logs from Los Angeles to New Orleans via Texas, noting stops in Houston, Uvalde, and San Antonio during December 1967. Jerry Ray, identified as the subject’s brother, was linked to financial transactions, while psychiatric evaluations noted Ray’s obsessive-compulsive tendencies. The FBI also monitored drug-related activities in Atlanta’s hippie community and conducted interviews with informants, prison contacts, and individuals connected to MLK’s associates, including William Ernest Harper and Jimmie Delton Garner.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray** (suspected assassin of MLK)  
- **Charles Ray Johnson** (individual resembling Ray, reported in Tampa and St. Thomas)  
- **Richard Wier** (observer in St. Thomas who identified a suspect matching Ray’s description)  
- **Bobby Faulkner** (investigated for potential ties to Ray, with family members interviewed)  
- **Jerry Ray** (identified as the subject’s brother, linked to financial transactions)  
- **Robert D. Locksey** (witness who provided details about Ray’s 1967 employment and movements)  
- **Louis Lomax** (mentioned as a potential associate of Ray with prior convictions for larceny)  
- **Ray Fernandel**, **Jack Pendleton**, **Jerrry Ray**, **William Ernest Harper**, **Jimmie Delton Garner**, **LeWise Raymond Dowda**  

Key Locations  
- **Miami, Florida** (initial investigation hub)  
- **Atlanta, Georgia** (flight crew and passenger checks, Faulkner’s investigation)  
- **Memphis, Tennessee** (investigation into passengers on Flight 55)  
- **Kansas City, Missouri** (search for Slattery, a passenger)  
- **Tampa, Florida** (sightings of Charles Ray Johnson)  
- **St. Thomas, Virgin Islands** (observation by Richard Wier)  
- **Missouri State Penitentiary** (Ray’s employment records)  
- **Texas** (stops during Ray’s December 1967 travels)  
- **Los Angeles, Houston, Uvalde, San Antonio** (locations tied to Ray’s movements and alleged activities)  
- **Joliet Penitentiary (Illinois)**, **Missouri State Prison** (prison records reviewed for gang assignments)  

Key Events  
- FBI requested passenger and crew identification for flights linked to MLK’s assassination.  
- Investigation into Charles Ray Johnson’s identity and movements in Tampa and St. Thomas.  
- Interviewing Bobby Faulkner and his family regarding potential ties to James Earl Ray.  
- Review of long-distance call records from Los Angeles to New Orleans via Texas, noting stops in Houston, Uvalde, and San Antonio during December 1967.  
- FBI interviews with Locksey regarding Ray’s 1967 employment and travel.  
- Investigation into Jerry Ray’s financial connections and psychiatric evaluation of James Earl Ray.  
- Monitoring of drug activities in Atlanta’s hippie community.  
- Reinterviews of Jerrry Ray, Jimmie Delton Garner, and LeWise Raymond Dowda for potential connections to threats.  
- Ongoing checks for lookalikes in Los Angeles and Chicago, reviews of prison records, and follow-up actions on informants.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**  
- **U.S. Department of Justice**  
- **Local law enforcement agencies** (e.g., Alabama, Georgia, Utah)  
- **Atlanta Police Department** (narcotics officers involved in drug-related monitoring)

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